Nov 23, 2011

Martha "Joan" Andrews, 83, of Punta Gorda passed away November 23, 2011. She was the daughter of Orra D. and Ruth (Hawk) Williams, born October 30, 1928 in Mechanicsburg, OH. Joan came to this area from Miami, FL in 1972. She was a wonderful homemaker, wife, and mother who was deeply involved in the community. Joan was among the core...

Nov 19, 2011

Margaret J. (nee Curran) McDaid, 77, of Punta Gorda passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011. She was the daughter of Hugh and Lucy (Lumley) Curran, born on August 4, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from West Catholic High School for Girls Class of 1954, Philadelphia, PA. Margaret worked as a seamstress for Irvin Sterns in Media, PA and in...

Nov 18, 2011

Flora "Mimi" Casi, 102, of Punta Gorda passed away Friday, November 18, 2011. She was the daughter of William and Ida (Ciuti) Caruso, born on September 16, 1909 in Newark, NJ. Flora "Mimi" as she was known by her family and friends, enjoyed cooking, music, dancing and gardening . She was very active in real estate into her late eighties,...

Nov 16, 2011

Ronald K. Kennedy, 65, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011. He was born May 12, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA to Kenneth and Madeline (Donahue) Kennedy. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Ronald initially worked as a town civil engineer in Cheshire, CT and later, he devoted his career to real estate development...

Nov 14, 2011

James (Jim) H. Evans, 90, of Punta Gorda, FL, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Quality Health Care Center in North Port. Jim was born in Windsor, Canada on September 24, 1921. He spent his youth and early adult years in Michigan. In 1951, he moved his family to southern California where he remained until July, 2010 when...

Nov 11, 2011

Nov 11, 2011

L. Douglas Buck, 75, of Port Charlotte passed away Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. He was the son of Donald and Faith (Einhouse) Buck, born on October 4, 1936. Douglas served in the US Army as a Paratrooper and Military Police at West Point. He worked in many different trades and moved from Oaklyn, NJ to Port Charlotte in 2003. He...

Nov 3, 2011

Charles J. O'Rourke, Jr., 75 of Port Charlotte passed away Thursday, November 3, 2011. He was born July 10, 1936 in Rutland, VT to Margaret (Callahan) and Charles J. O'Rourke, Sr. "Charlie" was a longtime resident of East Greenbush, NY prior to moving to Maryland, North Carolina, and retiring in Florida. Charlie was a lifelong Catholic and was a member...

Nov 1, 2011

Edward Ray Ledyard, 70, of Punta Gorda passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. He was born July 8, 1941 in Toledo, OH to Edward and Hazel ( Lenix) Ledyard. Ed served in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a Quality Assurance Manager for Halmar Electronics and LEM for 38 years. Ed was actively involved and served as...

Nov 1, 2011

Anthony "Tony" LaGreca, 78, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2011. He was the son of John and Irene (Mascola) LaGreca, born on November 8, 1932 in Manhattan, NY. Tony was raised in Manhattan and served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was the owner/operator of Tony's Tack Shop at Monticello Raceway in NY...

Oct 29, 2011

Virginia L. Peak, 82, of Punta Gorda, Fl., passed away on October 29, 2011 She was born on October 31, 1928 in Covington, Kentucky to Lawrence & Marie Elliott. Virginia & her husband Jim lived in Vienna Virginia for 15 years where she was the office manager for an Ophthalmologist before moving to Punta Gorda Florida in 1986. Virginia was...

Oct 29, 2011

Ruth Helen Hickey, 87, of North Port, FL passed away Sat. Oct. 29, 2011. She was born October 5, 1924 in Hempstead, NY to Herbert and Ada (Cusick) Matthews. Ruth moved from New York to North Port in 1986. She loved being a mother and grandmother who cherished her family very much. Ruth will be greatly missed by her daughters,...

Oct 27, 2011

James Charles "Charlie" McKenney was the son of James Pearl and Renthea Ellen (Ricard) McKenney, born June 10, 1945 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Charlie was a veteran of the US Army stationed at Ft. Eustis, Virginia; he also served as an aircraft electrician in Munich, Germany. He came to Port Charlotte, Florida in 1973 from Mims, Florida and worked for many...

Oct 23, 2011

Ronald Coffin, 61, of Port Charlotte formerly Fenton, MO passed away October 23, 2011. He was born August 2, 1950 in Indianapolis, IN to Ralph and Bettie (Howard) Coffin. Ronald served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and retired from Chrysler after 30 years. He was a member of the Elks. He was a member Grace Presbyterian Church....

Oct 22, 2011

Beverly Burkhart, 92, of Palm City, FL, Sherrodsville, OH and Palms of Punta Gorda passed away Sat. Oct. 22, 2011. She was born April 15, 1919 in Newport, KY. Beverly was a member of Atwood Yacht Club and Evergreen Club. She loved golfing and doing crafts. Beverly will be greatly missed by her sons, Tony (Kaaren) of Punta Gorda, Richard...

Oct 21, 2011

Walter D. Galla, 72, of Punta Gorda passed away October 21, 2011. He was the son of Walter and Georgina (Mercier) Galla, born August 5, 1939 in Blue Island, IL. Walter lived in Cedar City, Utah then moved to Miami, FL and finally settled in Punta Gorda, FL. He was the past President of Harbor Heights Civic Center and member...

Oct 17, 2011

Janice L. Cook, 79, of Punta Gorda passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. She was the daughter of William and Wandergold (Gifford) Bias, born on November 10, 1931 in Huntington, WV. Janice worked at Cracker Barrel as cashier for many years and will be remembered most for her friendship and compassion. She loved life and filled those around her with...

Oct 17, 2011

Mario A. Paradiso, 85, of Port Charlotte passed away Monday, October 17, 2011. He was the son of Peter and Gaetana (Potenza) Paradiso, born June 6, 1926 in Waverly, PA. Mario served in the US Army during WWII. He was a former owner/operator of a chicken farm and restaurants Eskimo King, Ice Cream & Restaurant until his retirement. He will...

Oct 16, 2011

Wesley W. Morgan, 51, of Punta Gorda passed away October 16, 2011. He was the son of Wayne and Dianne (Gehrisch) Morgan, born September 30, 1960 in Columbus, OH. Wesley was a developer, builder, and property manager. He moved to Bonita Springs, FL in August of 2000, then to Punta Gorda in 2005. Wesley was a member of the Pilots...

Oct 16, 2011

Gregory D. Chesnut, 56, of Punta Gorda passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011. He was the son of Robert and Nelda (Shannon) Chesnut, born on May 1, 1955 in Birmingham, AL. Gregory served in the Amy during the Vietnam War and while there he was part of the Army Rodeo as a bull rider. He was a member of American...